AGE‘ TEN

‘THE LOVE PENDULUM”

t‘ IV mutton nunmum M‘ =~ ‘Mano-n GOSSIP

Chi-liter 12 Aunt Harriet conside ed. 15,1. “lily lhe had not expected to tell $2.15."? "Out my mother. It ‘we m6 first time I had ever bet-n ‘t l" “d out anlmllllg definite . d I did not want to let the. "Wflrtunity slip, “Please 80 0B." l begged. ', t hatter all, there isn't so much 10' 9 - All!" Harriet continued, pLqyfi mg "l"! 3 llfllltlfifime black pearl ring she wore. "It “"85 evident your ' lather and mother were UHSLIIItHb

i

1° each other from the start. slu-

was not born to the sort of life sht- bad to lead with Iiim. and die made I him too ridiculous." ' How?" She hated to spend inon. 9!’ I01‘ IIIIDBS- She dismissed ser- "lllfl, she wanted to do lIPI‘ own work. She hated to spend money on clothes, having always tuatlt- hcr own. She thought it WlCkLKl to lum- more than three t‘0i.ll'ses at a din .3 nerAyour father used to not din» D91’! Wllerp there were I5 and 131i." , "How awful," I niurttitiri-ti. f M)‘ aunt smiled. ‘ "Of course In those days thinn- were done diflerently. llut your‘ mother would not try to contortu.‘

‘st-d trout tiic but"

was alone all the time now. except for Mother Taylor and Eliza's occa- sional visits.

A_s_udden'a.nd sickening revcla-f tion came to me one day when .\Iay . was calling. the first visit from her i for weeks. The baby was on the‘ lawn and I called lit-r for her nap.‘

“Connlt-fi‘ I called and she did. not conic, “Connie Aiidersoti! You‘ little witch" I ran down and tucked . her up to carry her to tho Iiousc.‘ .\Iay survcycd us with itpliftcd cl‘?- brows.

“Connie Anderson. you call hi‘ "Ycs, that's iior name." _ __

"But oi course, she" your t-Iiilil. ‘

"No. She's the lltillillivl‘ o! Vot ti friend oi ttiinc. Shc was natut-tl. after rue."

r?"

Way's mouth curled a little.

uyou Sunny don't exp-wt its all to believe‘ that. when she looks inuch like you. “o thought at least you “mm gin. hm- your i-un IldIIIl “mm 1,; “dmitropk Illilllt‘.

1 Sun-pd, wtmtlt-rlilg what siic was ‘I driving at. '

i i

"\\'hat do you tut-an?" I askcii. .i though in a flash I !-§il">‘~“\'*l bu" bit- cxpresstou in;

her u) vi

GOSSIP

Clvipte-r 73

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pct:- ‘ 1- iimilé i

any-thin:

Sometimes Wlléll r IIHPDPII.\,

uliarlv tinplc stint brain reins»

' IIII‘ VIII

tmntlu rfcct

complexior Skin a o‘ h"

. an 06cc» only concealed. Reduces unnatural 1 G- - fffiufiitft°"iilfti"fri‘ltflt"‘fil i.“ SGIIJ/ot/OI 75.15;. ' mo. T- HIIKINS I SON. Hontngl

a put-m trouble!

3

Gourztuds

Oriental Cream

frictids

have their babies away

"\\'Ii_vutit7" I asks-d. rclicvctl

‘that this was it, for this was easy ,(lIflIIlIISlflIIP(l. .\t one blow my IotT-Iy

u i-xpltii ‘Ii happens iti this cast‘

,IlI1lI (‘onniws mother is a potir wo front mo. itnan and that Potinic gois ill In the peace anti quicl. it ivas a howling ‘dint t‘ .la.~'t y

.. I Iiad lit-r iti thc tQuntry" JI‘ when site was quite small. didn't say anything about her par

unis bBi-tiuso I didn't wuiit gossip ll sriiid finally. ".\Iothi*r Taylor. YOU

hout ilu- poor ytuincster." "Sht- ha: your tiattit- a " "II-‘v mother is my ltiumlri-ss in

‘town. Iii-r ltusbanti pz-acticaliv tic Th“ "Ill? “'41P "it vonrincc tlicsi‘ Pr" sprlerl hm- whpn 51,9 “qt,- 1i1_ i “'3\‘ pie there's no scandal is to protlticp ‘nit-g m hpr’ as nn'\'()n‘l u-mpq hayp tht- child's roal mother. She may ibccu. and sip- tizinictl tho baby aftci‘ "Wk “llmmh mi“ “75- -'“l‘l°"5°" l“

0f ‘attitude. She hairpcti. u be tho sistcr of my maid IIPTIH‘ Illcn." l

That would tpiict thc talk,

t-vititprv-iodt-‘i ii. ‘ illfiiifllli. ivith n fcciini: oi git-tit r.‘ itliciu feared tlicni- I wantcil to rim-

Tliai \\"tl< ltuw I iclt tor an iiwialli ,lii>‘.'. llut .\iay tuaitttaiuvd tlic succri i

ppm“. )1; "5 vyiilvui expression. .;| "What do you ttieati'.‘" I asked.‘ again. though I knciv all the time‘

bout iii-r tiioiith. 1 lwuan to laugh Flliltlr‘lll_\'. l "ll shc wore my (iaitighlcr, wliv

She believed her own narrow. ccolii _\Iay took roiucp in evasion. Whlvlllshotilil I hide that fat-t from Wei

omical way the best, The odd part was that she looked so dainty and; pretty. and when she was dressed, up in the sort of clothes ti! for ht-r,

Bwlwntsh“ “i” ‘m? "1' ‘he l’r"'~il"“i physically‘. irom atnfillms "UMP-l" i-lirtl, Asain I tt-li Ill!‘ tlzi<lt oi tti~"lol'

women in the city. She could have, made him her . '9, if slit» had‘ tried, for your father has aitvt ‘ been susceptible to bt-atuy woman. - “I suggested taking her abroad. Etirope was the grt-at. place 10* ‘finish of!‘ Ono's education. Site;

‘is always the i‘o\\'ai'tl's trick.

"Oh. tiothing." filic murmured. I watched her str-tidily.

ily I shrank, both tuwnlally’ and

i

ant. I would aliraili Tilllitd‘ FBI l was- tvrting tn tin arizumcitl. tor lii . than carry an a tiistziwr-‘ii: llli~ ittipiiraitioii, lln\\' t-ver, “an to go not tiiraid. . 24o I stood Iii-tore ll*'l‘ f'lllIIIl_\' on-

zli

\\'.'i\' <o tvemcttiioiis that I Iitiii iou~ to ,-i-.- tit-at grtoet‘ go. "I \va~'."TIii-ri* worn lots oi titht-r places t0 t at the rout oi it. .\ud I .v.i= ituitrricd in Auuust. ("onnii- \\.i-= horns“). Y0"? Milli sons ztiva)‘ "ll Bilmr

Into in .\Itirch." ‘mcr, why don't you go with Iicr?"

lcsiillci‘ Wotiidtrt I Iitnc wrilicn it, .tu _\llllllt‘l' Taylor, so all you would,‘ Iualillfli" i hat r- known tvhon

e was bum?“ Still III" sneer. ‘I ills lllilt‘ it ill-op y

ti, llll‘ h-iut my tuind ivould not t as in Kitty's own titiiiil ; ‘ ‘he coiiiin't be my viiailil any,‘ I explained, do<iwi~:tt~»ly* aux‘

Thi- SIivCl‘ bctrzimi- a tualiclotisl

was Seaskk "he balm} l!” Slrungelllllkfll, ('onnit~ lt-dd iti my tit'iii~', -'iIIul‘<m_]p_

new cities. sh»: disliked the prxplfl‘

she mek POM gm! I supposf‘ wn'lc'll~'t.'lli:fi.< of the illllllhpllt r“. _\1;,_\~ (p-ppppil hot" v~_\'t'.< and Itiriltt-llq kn(i\\' tho cyicttt of all tip- vii:l0iifi,'<l(it\i‘1~' illiil oiic wort- t-roatii Y“? sordid uossipitig.

should have been sorry and htilpcd her more than wc did. \\'o were

both a liiile impatient. ~.

"She disapproved or so many things. Perhaps, front a. strict .~".4.nil~ point sh‘. was right. But \\'¢' all have to nirtkc allowances, Our own code of honor cannot ho applied t‘ everyone else. That's where slit- was narrow. Ono evening ll vcry" disllnztitshevi woitiati was ]II'i'.~‘t"Iil at a reception in licr hou~tt~~ywiiir father's house. too. rcmwtuhcr. 'I“i» woman said stitncthing which oi- fended your itiothoirks scrttplcs, and she insulted her. there. with all the ‘mom looking on. ICvcry-tmi- your father cared about. was IITPSOIII.

"IIo was furious. ’I'hr:_v (IIIZIFTPIPG and sho went back honic. But thr-y made it up, outwardly‘ at lv-ast. .'IIII‘l you were born six months later. You lived with her in tho country for two and a half yw-ars, and slir died then. I wont to ilit- iiinerail. Your father had gone to Iiiiropc. he camp back as sotm as ltr- c‘ iilil. I took you a way with tut.- atiil _vou'vi\ been under my care cvi-r slut-t“ until you rain of‘! with Winthrop."

1 asked inr more; tit-tails. Slfilflfl" _

ly enough, I could not nntiroly sym pathize with my motlicr, wits-n I know all my aunt could tell. Yet I

longed mo“, {him M-Or U, hayfl with rr-d tints. whvn tiic suit wasoitln“, first m“, Um, win “m, I “.01.”,

known her.

"So when your fathi-r hcard oi yrou deliberately coming down hero. ho naturally thought it was your mother In you. hcr odd instinct for getting away from people, for hitry- tng herself in line coiiiitryrl suppose you do Inherit your recluse in- stlncts."

We talked of other things latcr. .

She told me what. sht- had heard ut" Win, which was Iiitlr» pnnuszli.

"I saw to it that our set dropped him." she said. ‘He runs around with quite another groiuoqwt- \'_£‘I'.\' nice people, rather last. I think. Gwen woti't drop him. of course."

So It seemed that ‘things vaen- tit, same with bitn! If only he would see the sbaflowneas of those Denim‘- lf only he could be made to set, the worthwhile thiililfl o! lilo! l tr"

all the old Ionglngs more strongly‘

than ever. Colin (331119 again for two wcokz‘. and left. I had kept away Irnni tlic

Vina!“ people while Aunt. llarrlei.

was with me. RIIOWIIIE Sh" “mild not like them. When Colin canic. they seemed to avoid IIIIE-rllflfifillll)’ feeling hurt hcctiuae they hurl _tioi been invitcd to meet my fllllll- b" l

eilildilfll)‘ tiuicti-d hy tho (IIIPPTI

tinctuufiirtahi--. llillv- inoiiiii ll, smilc tiroiittti tho

!I>‘I‘.4. .\Ia.\' W“ ill“ I.\‘I"' lov~d IIltitl~"I‘1iI“l\‘ dati'_---i'uii< ;t.!v»~n ‘ IIIIWE, “thi'ill.<" sip would tuiil ‘iiiv-tn. Ilut its iici‘ qiiioi lllv savo hi-ri

exceed iiigly lur mean hit-ii Fill." t

who

no opporiiitiity‘ for this, .<li,. ~'uii>" lg-ul-py t could not hut know all i!i,. uIW-sil’! .i'i<-d lior lii<li~ fori-v-ltovitvttt Ivy ;:o>'-'ii:i_v tl"lililr', I would s-n- lli"ili sit i and m“. aim“; “akin; m- ;|_ H‘- IXI(\‘ "r scandal iaIItc-I, uiy IIIOIIIPTIII-llilf

\\'iii. Iizilv-r I ll‘lll‘lll'tl that iuy pii-~ii'\‘lI\iii‘l-~*il with l|I‘I‘ lips p-iirt-‘r-il up.

‘slpitiu about Iii-r itcigliibors ‘quarrcliii: with lll*'lll.

"You know you tut-aii “IIIIIPIIIIIIILQIIIT- oi lllt‘ std-mt “qt,- "p. "m1.- in‘.

‘and .~‘\'IIi'*'.lIlIlZ si-riotis,‘ I Quid. l"Yoii'vr- said too mitt-h, and _\i»t no!‘

wnoiizii. it-iicr in- frimli 11M t-‘iiiiiuruui. irittirally; sinirc I.‘ in thcsir, l\'.UI

t‘\"‘i‘.\' lvurioiis

sholpp.

illly n17“. _v0ii are Iiintiii: at." l "I'm only ropotifn: wit’ ‘one around Wi-llcsvillc IIIHHYPTPII. taliiiij: rciiinv- In‘ d any pvrusv- shi- (‘Oillll Iiiid. "Slu- looks lqxurtiy" iiki- you." i I piit. Conuic down and iiioki-d at‘ Wit-r more l»("I'IIl_\' iliuii I wvi-t‘ hail iltllitlfl‘. .\.< a ttvittirr ol ‘fut-t .~Iii- dill; r t. look like Ill!‘ at ail, ext-opt Illll- ill" ivas tiii- saute ‘i was. Tho bzil ‘s (‘H's \\'t’I't‘ a d» ‘in

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tliuii min", It i brown when slit-i a l‘lt'll gold»

liilll‘ was ilarkci‘ Nvoiilil b0 light 1[_'I'i-\\' up, now it was

i ll. . To bc siirc, Slit‘ hail ITIF‘ dcift~aio| tvliitt- skin tliut was illlt‘ ot my lii-st: points‘ ~biit il was only ‘the ‘rose pi-l = iii skin of any \\'i*ll<I'III'Pll fur Iitiliyxl |I\s lot‘ tht- rust, it is casy Pllilllflll‘ ilo tract.- resomihlanco to almost any ‘ ttroivn person iti thc Villillt‘, iinform-i i d INIIIIIQ of a child! The baby anti‘ ‘ both hv-ltingcd in ‘a certain doli- iratc bloudc lypc. I ziluiost smiled a.t lht- idczi 0f a prcaicr I'L‘St.‘l'IIl)l2IIIt‘P than that.

“Iltiri in to Ellen and toll ‘IIPI’ It's limp tor _vnui- lunclieoit." I said, and gave hcr ‘a little push toward the ‘door. I turned to May again.

“Site ‘isuit uiy ilauglticr. Slicks the child oi a friend ot‘ mine, as I cx~ plaineti before. I wish she were mine-J don't. sor- ivltrirc. tit" scan- dal would come in it site worn."

.\Iay sat silent. tiaalti-ti till-dice that. IIIIIllIPIl more than words. a sil’ enct- tiliai. snccrtul. I Icll silly stand liii: thorn justifying ill_\'t4l'll, Ilcloiltl- Int: myself tiiznlnst an itnliiioivn t-Iittrgtv. Ilut what sh" said or lIlIIl cd, w against Iittli- ("iiiilin IIF. wr-Il as nvysclt‘, and .I lclt I Inid to tlcny it.

"FIIPIIIIS :|rcn'i likely Io Ivi. nihct

a S/IOl/teililg

lees Fess

‘sip oi lllt‘ town, all its st-tiuiltiis, lllililil" Wile llii" thc kiioivu and llilllrfllltKfivil tiwiiisw

dul. Iliiahzinils wi-ri‘ carefully kiepi

l . tiii! lici‘ itiosi iilllilttihi oi all tlii- ivivtisl

trlii|tl'.~' zinc

“\\'t=lI!" said .\I:ij-', as tiiiiiizh that

‘<c'tI--d it triiiiupiiziiitly". .\ud llIEIl,".\l'f‘pI tiii-y tvi-rc oftcii hold out-oi-

AGAINST THE WALL

ldltlpi‘ t" TI

So i! raiiii- to Iil(‘ that \\'Ii_\'_ so

-vi-r_r iii-tail.

Titi- istissip \v:i< ll‘(l by .\lli_\' and i.‘ ~ ilnliiipiiy- and, with tiii- trdnosg oi unhappy’ wo- n, illii_\' ‘found a Iiitlo i-tiusoltitltviq ' draiztttin; ililit'l' wotut-tt iuio iiii~'-

\ It canto up zit :i'i tiftt-vtiotm ti-a it l'lllti.'.~'. IItiIt a dozcu oi tiii-m hail soiublwl to si-w tor ('llItI‘ll_\'_ Slit-ii is the irony of it. I-‘or all llll‘ L". <- all

i,'l'i=>.~“iill‘l$ oi I'\i"I'_\(llI(' iti \\'t-II

. . ‘ . I jllfi l)lil&:-I:l‘£l_‘,'~5t)IiIo ilnys a Icliali ttllc, ivotw hrotiulit out. coniiiii-titoili , vray wiiiiotit a touch of lllli“. Ilvi‘i,,;|_ '

t-nnviiii-ini: .\‘i‘\\'lll',',

Hllliil" inadv- whiic tiii-yr i-"at thori- r-IiariLy!

'l'lil'i't‘ llllll IIPPII tall: Flltlilflll ‘=vct' .i']i2II'Ii'II‘Il, and talk Iii-fort» that lio- iuiitsc wc vnvir not happy toizothcr. Hf ciiirsc. bcin: \\'(lIIl1‘Il, tiii-y iii» IcriiIt-d iltr- iuun_ m" pcriizips I am

;ioo hard on. llli‘IlI. I\ll|‘I‘ all. \\"iii,‘

is tlicir old fricntl tliclr oivn towiisiiian. After all, too, lll‘ was "the catch" of tho town, ti mzrn with youth, good looks and money, rIt-h luccorrling to thcir .<liIIIIl1II'Il\') and lic ivus- ctirricti ziway by an tit- tci- Strztiliiri‘, a girl who was rich on uizli not to nccd his utontiy’, and who “had tlic pick of the big city" as ihcy iixprosst-il ti. uatriiiioiiial O|lIli\I'illIllllt‘H arc llIllllPll iii at small town, whr-rr‘ the li-iiilniuc popular tinti usually‘ Hllllllllllllflfl-i ihc mas tzuliuc. In a big city. one} clityicc. it I<1‘l?Il1_9ll to tliez-"c girls, limit. '

Naturally inc)’ rcrznuicrl m», "at llfiilly tlicy wcri- cltitl lo believe the world of incl

lApll by tlic itnlia.ppii_i' niarricil Martha, tiii-y llllkllll p1 |]|_\' |1\\'|] may riuiouizil iinlizippiiicaiz, putting It down 1'» uiy own r-xlrzivatzancc, my Irivullili I "led Win n. daiitxv," as

iiiv)‘ said. kumviiii: it Willi Win who

|i~d lllt‘ mad dam-c I ri-Iuciaiitly fol lU\Vl'll, I aliunnl. siiiilml at this, 'l'lll‘Il I Pilillll‘ back cuusclviicct»; hurt them, 'I"lil:~i made tiii-iii, not twuilcnt, hut iinittiuiinri- able. Iliil they had more to gossip étlltllll’ Win \\‘;i.'l not ii-‘ith mo, 'I‘hoy rctardctl lllt‘ as: dangi-rtius, they thought I ivatitoil to attract tutm- nun in tlu» tiiwu. It ullp of my old IFIPIIIIH t-allcil, ii w : a typo-It's actin-

far from Illi! six pivksihic, .\iai“tlia.

own liushattil was lllti

‘flu-ti (‘JIIIIH IVJIIIIII‘, and Putin, Iloili uiy mzild aiiil I had Iold l.lil‘ no Ollt‘ wholi- tilti-rntmn

for’

lint] no

ill. and their

BEAVER FLOUR

. l‘

EAVER Flour r uires less shorten- ing for pies an fancy pastry than other flours. This makes it the most economical flour you can buy. It has all the light, delicate, pastry and cake-mak- ing virtues of Ontario Winter Wheat blended with the stronger qualities of Manitoba Hard Wheat.

It makes flakier, more delicious pastry

as well as lighter cakes, and whiter and

getter-flavored bread than any other our.

Tell ur grocer you want: BEAVER whit

Tits BEAVER Mitts. Calm-tam, Our.

was spcnt, tilwtuvs wlilli» tlicy ant SIWVIIIIZ for charity’, counting months ,.‘i.ud ilayii, and Illllo doiziils, iioinc idi-cirllnt: ll. \vustt't my child, sonic llllliil alto WJIH ti-tt as old an ‘yo. uirulp |lir‘:- oui_ snuiv- that lllf‘ rotitmn lH-‘lill ‘nothing oi‘ Iicr birth w s lint-attitu- "I Illll not. tluru cnnfcsa it."

'I'Iicii front tho tiny fact. that lll ilic. tutu tho cliiltlhu hair gliiitcnr-tl with ri-II Iiitliis, poor Colin's nitmc was draglztnl luin ii_

dftnr ‘May loft. I soul Ii noln to l\l0lllI‘.I' 'I‘a,vlor and almost. iloiiiantl oil hor IlTIi-IPIIPI‘.

"W-liy don't ymi likc Connie?" I attjtotl when she sat In my little liv- IIIL’ mum. "Oh, don't deny It-Ive hot-n listening Io gossip and I want to know all oi‘ it now."

"$l'ic'fl a nice child," nho protest- ed feebly, hor gray eyes roving around the room, as though the poor dear wnre trying to flnd a way

out of an uncomfortable situation. c];

THE CHARLOTPETOWN GUARDIAN

lweer married." was her answer to that.

, "Then you do believe It? Why do ‘you think thcn that I should hide the fact? Do you believe she is \\'inthrop's child?"

"I l—how should I know? They all say diflrront things."

"Sonic tlint she isn't? Some imply that Colin is- well. why repeat it? ‘l didn't even know Colin until a lit- tic while ago,"

' "Well they do talk." Mother Tay- ,Ior was at last relieved that tlic stibjoct was tip for discussion. "It seems that all believe site's yours, but she was born too early. It's as had for \\'in'.hrop as you. And you 'ditl slope SllfldUIlLT."

j I sat silent, hurt. anizry. wretched quiet csuntry villagc was taken Itisietiti of a re-Ittge of

monster that wantctl _ uiy happi- ncss my good name, my vory life. ‘hat wicked people they are!"

‘know hi-ttcr. you ccrtainly‘ don't bo- liovv this nonsense. do you? I'll bring .\Irs. Andcrson down Itcrc.

aiakn them bclicvc, and stop this talk."

I was titzaitist a wall. tho wholc town fighting mo. I suddciilyr Iitiictl

Iliit I wouldn't. THE FIGHT

Ciiaplcr T5

"'.~\t lcast I'm glad to know- they don't Iilttguic, and why," I said fin~ ally.. "It clears thi- attiiosphcrc. n't it’! I could not unilcrstand this curious zintzigtiuism, I've felt it cvcr sincp I cattic buck."

"\\'hy did you Cfilllt‘ back?" Moth

er Tay-lov tictutinrlctl auddotlly".

.\ vlsipu oi tho rcstlcss siiitiiucr .uiy aunt lcd, t-anic to inc. Parties ‘tho sauic as those lil tlic winttrr.

Int-c and R-liiffoti instead oi‘ tinsel and bro‘ ratlc. Ollit‘I‘\\'l.‘4(.‘ thorn was Iiitic ilii 't‘l'l‘lll'l‘ lictivci-u hcr stitumci" and ‘her \\'IIIli‘I‘ lift‘.

l "l likt- it Iwtlcr lIPfP~—0I‘ did. Ilvti- ircu kuuira, my .\iitit and the poopin- ~ho ~ ‘ talk (‘Ililllllll scandal and I] “lioiibili-izk tlicy iIi-scrvt- to liil\'t‘

"lliillllllPfiil tiii-y do," I iiIlt~'\\'I'I't'tl. "Rut li.iu all I hour, tltvy Iallt it.

v

shensked finally. “No," I said Quietly. "II I had any

good reason for bringing .\Iirs. An-

derson I would, but shc would fllld

it hard to leave her IanilLv." Another silence.

“l suppose since you find It so unpleasant hcrc you'll be going back tothc t~it_\'?"

"No," I answered again. "I hail thought of that. but I shau't. I'vc just finished fixing tip this house. -I'ni perfectly‘ comfortable llt‘I‘t-‘ iind Connie is improving cvcry day. It's cowardly to run. It looks guilty too. so I'll stay’. More than that, Colin Is (‘Oilllllil tigaiu-Ii‘ you'll let him llilVc a rootii Iii your house."

COLIN

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I'm III('llIl\‘(l to tliiiik that ior aii Iior appuri-tit ill$l\IlI\I'\)\'i\l. hlotliori 'I‘aylut* t-njoywhl tho prospect pl tlilsl silent ilJlII b"l\l'i'i'll the village andi tiiysidi. She took a certain grim ]lli‘2i.~‘iIl't\ iii it.

Iloivtt iu Iicr Iicart tlicrc was a largo ZIIIIHIIIII of admiration for IlIt‘ bccaiist- I would not run tiwa)’. l)?" causp I dart-d to stay on tlii-rc and czilutly fat-c the crltit-iaitis of the IIt» tie toivti. (liico sliv had dislippro\'t-tl ot‘ mo. .\Iutlicr»liko, slic lttitl takcn evcry‘ PXVIIS!‘ to ilPIPIIIl llPI‘ sou so I was Illf‘ tarzct tor hor ilisplctisttrc. Wlntlirops faults had Iict-opic silt-Ii that ell!‘ could no Iuuctir ovi-rloolt Ill"lil ihcrctort- she had I0 Iiiid a retison i-ir ilicui. I siipplicil iicr with in» pXPIISP for him. Somcoiic had to ho i-oiiflt-iiiiivtl, so I was Ihc one. ,

llut \\'lliihi‘np's faults had ‘lbitt'tillli‘ so glaring that not r-vctt I could he an Pktillil‘. So .\lillll(‘l' 'I‘:iyIor czimu tiroutiti to uiy sidc, and now Wits rwady t» takc my part against Ill!‘ iiilzitzv ovcu tigaiiist ll"I‘ sou.

Sh»- woiiiii not atlitiit this. of l‘(l\il'~t'_ i-von to licrscli. But SIN‘ Ellttiliiil II \\'llPII she said cordiallyw

"ti: vouito- .\ll'. Alai-Iicady- can Iiavo his old room tigaiit at ‘my litiilsv. Ho's a \'4‘I'_\' nit-v titan, no Ifilliltli", and l liki- lllill zihoiit."

I lldli suiili-il. thinking hoiv (‘oliii lliill Quilt‘ i-iit of his way to Illllki‘ .\liillli‘l‘ 'I‘a,vltu' like him, and glad hi- li'itl FIIFPPIJGQII.

lint. iliu ll"ill' woman could not rc- sist tuiv Iimil (jfiIlVPTMlllIlIlill tiii.

"II-K aii zirtist uiitI you :ii|iiiii'i~ Iii: idsiv." slii- l"('IiIliI‘li(‘(l_ plllllll]; lll'l' liiilc black t-api- timuiiti hoi- SllliIIliIVYS ri-atly in l\‘ll\'l‘. "Ilo says lii‘ illlllltF‘ uiy iuriiititri» ‘is Wtiliili-I‘ iiil."

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was all

II» has cxt-i-lii-ni I llill't‘ll illl.~'\\'i'l' to .\ud slit- \\'i‘Ill litilllt‘. fi-ciiiia had iiiiivh tho bust oi‘ llir t'i~‘i"iiti.|tt'.< tirciimi-ui. .\ud I siiiiIl-il: tiizata, ivatt-Iiitit: Iii-i" stiiali Iigiiiw‘!

and lli'.~‘i‘l"\'l‘ it as IllII('lI down Iu-rc."

Iii: iitlcs ari- always IIIIIIIUI" , i ‘said .\l(illII\l' 'l'ayltit" with an air oi‘; Jcnt virtue. ' i - "Idiill. towns arc llllliiiloly tvo II i-vt-ltiliucil with sliiltlfill lIli'_\. “All ‘lt-usi in New York and tlic oilu-r hi; _' tit-s thcy ‘tiry tlic gossip liy talk-- =iuu o1‘ inti-rcstiiu; tliiiigs,_btitits andl .iuu.-ic and politics and travel and ' hiiigs oi that Sort. llorc. llli‘_\' scout;

i

,.. 'to talk scandal and Ilnllllllt! i-Isu, ‘except how to bako ctikcr-t and I‘IIiI ti llilllrif‘." .

"'I'Iic sccttidalk worse in illi‘ city .

"It isn't. It couldn't hc," I lIilI‘.I‘- rupictl. tliiiikitig of ilic sordid, uclj: lllfllilllh‘ of sumo of tho talk I lmd hoard. "libs- Wiiliii‘ lIPFI‘ bcctiiisi- it's marroiveil so. Iii tho city, if I Icavc .lIl_\' liiisahatid or my husband lt'il\"‘i~‘ illll‘. tlicrc is a lot. oi talk and spoi- Itilaiititi and sonic rumors may bi‘; dllllilldllfiiilll. Iiiit aftor all, tlicy cult-I clutlp it's ‘my Zillilli‘ and tioi tlicirsJ and in a fuiv wccks it's act-opted and forgotten. My friends stay with mo and Wliithrops with him. llcrc they never Ict it. div down. It's always a now stihjoct."

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